Saturday, Aug. 27
Missouri Baptist at Lyon

Thursday, Sept. 1
Arkansas-Monticello at Southern Nazarene
Missouri State at Central Arkansas
Northwestern Oklahoma at Southern Arkansas
Ouachita at Oklahoma Baptist
Southwestern Oklahoma at Henderson State

Saturday, Sept. 3
Arkansas Tech at Southeastern Oklahoma
Austin at Hendrix
Cincinnati vs. Arkansas
Grambling State at Arkansas State
Harding at East Central
Lane at Arkansa-Pine Bluff
OUAZ at Lyon

Saturday, Sept. 10
Arkansas State at Ohio State
Central Arkansas at Ole Miss
East Central at Arkansas Tech
Henderson State at Northwestern Oklahoma
Hendrix at Washington
Lyon at Wayland Baptist
North American at Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Oklahoma Baptist at Arkansas-Monticello
South Carolina vs. Arkansas
Southern Arkansas at Southwestern Oklahoma
Southern Nazarene at Ouachita
Southeastern Oklahoma at Harding

Saturday, Sept. 17
Arkansas State at Memphis
Arkansas-Monticello at Henderson State
Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Oklahoma State
Central Arkansas at Idaho State
Hendrix vs. Howard Payne
Missouri State vs. Arkansas
Ouachita at Arkansas Tech
Southern Arkansas at Harding

Saturday, Sept. 24
Arkansas vs. Texas A&M
Arkansas State at Old Dominion
Arkansas Tech at Arkansas-Monticello
Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Alcorn State
Central Arkansas at Southeast Missouri
Harding at Ouachita
Henderson State at Southern Arkansas
Oklahoma Panhandle at Lyon

Saturday, Oct. 1
Alabama at Arkansas
Arkansas-Monticello at Southwestern Oklahoma
Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Southern
Austin Peay at Central Arkansas
East Central at Southern Arkansas
Lyon at Langston
Oklahoma Baptist at Harding
Ouachita at Northwestern Oklahoma
Southeastern Oklahoma at Henderson State
Southern Nazarene at Arkansas Tech
Trinity at Hendrix
ULM at Arkansas State

Saturday, Oct. 8
Arkansas at Mississippi State
Arkansas Tech at Oklahoma Baptist
Harding at Southern Nazarene
Henderson State at East Central
Hendrix at Millsaps
James Madison at Arkansas State
Lindenwood at Central Arkansas
Lyon at Arizona Christian
Northwestern Oklahoma at Arkansas-Monticello
Southern Arkansas at Southeastern Oklahoma
Southwestern Oklahoma at Ouachita
Texas Southern at Arkansas-Pine Bluff

Saturday, Oct. 15
Arkansas at BYU
Arkansas State at Southern Miss
Arkansas-Monticello at Ouachita
Central Arkansas at Kennesaw State
Henderson State at Harding
Sewanee at Hendrix
Southern Arkansas at Arkansas Tech
Texas College at Lyon

Sunday, Oct. 16
Arkansas-Pine Bluff vs. Alabama A&M

Saturday, Oct. 22
Arkansas State at Louisiana
Arkansas Tech at Henderson State
Centre at Hendrix
Harding at Arkansas-Monticello
Ouachita at Southern Arkansas
SAGU at Lyon

Saturday, Oct. 29
Arkansas at Auburn
Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Florida A&M
East Central at Ouachita
Henderson State at Southern Nazarene
Hendrix at Birmingham-Southern
North Alabama at Central Arkansas
Northwestern Oklahoma at Harding
South Alabama at Arkansas State
Southeastern Oklahoma at Arkansas-Monticello
Southern Arkansas at Oklahoma Baptist
Southwestern Oklahoma at Arkansas Tech

Saturday, Nov. 5
Arkansas Tech at Northwestern Oklahoma
Arkansas-Monticello at East Central
Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Grambling State
Central Arkansas at Eastern Kentucky
Harding at Southwestern Oklahoma
Liberty at Arkansas
Lyon at Louisiana Christian
Oklahoma Baptist at Henderson State
Ouachita at Southeastern Oklahoma
Rhodes at Hendrix
Southern Nazarene at Southern Arkansas

Saturday, Nov. 12
Arkansas Tech at Harding
Central Arkansas at Stephen F. Austin
Hendrix at Berry
Lyon at Texas Wesleyan
Ole Miss at Arkansas
Ouachita at Henderson State
Prairie View A&M at Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Southern Arkansas at Arkansas-Monticello
UMass at Arkansas State

Saturday, Nov. 19
Arkansas State at Texas State
Jacksonville at Central Arkansas
LSU at Arkansas

Thursday, Nov. 25
Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Alabama State

Friday, Nov. 26
Arkansas at Missouri
Troy at Arkansas State

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JONESBORO – Arkansas State University System President Dr. Chuck Welch announced Wednesday that Jeff Purinton, a highly-respected and veteran athletics administrator who most recently spent the last seven years as part of the Alabama Athletics Department’s executive staff, has been named the Red Wolves’ Vice Chancellor for Intercollegiate Athletics.

Purinton comes to A-State following a 15-year stint at the University of Alabama, but his path to Jonesboro also included professional stops working with the Orange Bowl Committee (2006-07) and the Florida State Athletics Department (1994-2006) while also having a national presence on multiple college football committees.

“I could not be more excited about the hiring of Jeff Purinton as the next Vice Chancellor for Intercollegiate Athletics at Arkansas State,” Welch said.  “From the very first conversation I had with Jeff, I knew that he was someone who would elevate our program to unforeseen heights.  Jeff’s experience, combined with his incredible relationship skills and his network across the nation, made him an exceptional candidate for our position.  Jeff has literally overseen every aspect of a premier athletics department, and every single person I talked with said it is his time to run his own department.  I am thrilled that department is ours, and I cannot wait to see what he accomplishes for our university.”

Purinton most recently served as Alabama’s Executive Deputy Director of Athletics after being elevated to the position in 2021, but also held Deputy AD (2019-21), Executive Associate AD (2018-19), Senior Associate AD (2015-18) and Associate Athletics Director for Football Communications (2007-15) titles during his time with the Crimson Tide.

“It’s an honor and a privilege to be named the next Vice Chancellor for Intercollegiate Athletics at Arkansas State University,” Purinton said. “Thank you to System President Chuck Welch and everyone involved in the search process. It was handled in a first-class manner all the way through. I definitely had an interest when I got the first call about it, and after I had a chance to sit down and talk in-person with Chuck and Brad (Phelps), I was certain Arkansas State was a school I wanted to be a part of.  They were genuine and authentic, and you felt a trust with them right off the bat. I felt like it was the right place and the right timing, but most importantly the chance to work with the right people.

“Successful college athletics programs have alignment with their leadership, and I believe that is a strength at Arkansas State,” continued Purinton.  “I am excited to be associated with an outstanding program that has enjoyed many achievements in the classroom, in competition and in the community, and I look forward to continuing to develop the Red Wolves’ strong national brand.

“We can’t wait to get to campus and meet our student-athletes, coaches, staff members, donors and fans. I’ve heard nothing but great things about Jonesboro, and our family is excited to get to know the community and be part of that.  Wolves up!”

Arkansas State will hold a 1:00 p.m. press conference Monday, May 9, at the Centennial Bank Athletics Operations Center officially introducing Purinton as the Red Wolves’ 13th athletics director.  The press conference is open to the public, and it will be streamed live on AState.edu, the official web site of Arkansas State University.

While operating as Executive Deputy Director of Athletics, Purinton was the sport administrator for football as well as the men’s and women’s golf programs after previously overseeing men’s basketball. Additionally, he supervised several departments within athletics, including human resources, marketing and trademark licensing and was the liaison to Crimson Tide Sports Marketing, Alabama’s LEARFIELD property.

When current Alabama Director of Athletics Greg Byrne was hired to lead the Crimson Tide in 2017, Purinton was charged with the creation and implementation of the department’s new strategic plan.  He served on the leadership group that helped develop and launch the department’s new fundraising initiative (The Crimson Standard) with a 10-year goal of raising $600 million. The first phase of the campaign included renovations to both football locker rooms, the Sports Science Center at the Mal M. Moore Athletic Facility, Rhoads Softball Stadium, as well as recruiting and premium areas at Bryant-Denny Stadium.

Alabama football won six national championships in Purinton’s time at UA and took home numerous team and individual national awards. Widely known as one of the best venues in college football, Purinton oversaw the revision of the football game-day production in 2017, improving the overall atmosphere and interaction from the crowd at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Part of that process included the implementation of new LED stadium lighting in 2019, which received positive reviews from both the players and fans.

In March 2019, Purinton assisted Byrne in the search for a new head men’s basketball coach that resulted in the hiring of Nate Oats from Buffalo. In Oats’ second season at Alabama (and first full season), the 2020-21 team won both the regular-season and Southeastern Conference Tournament championships for the first time in 30 years and later advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16 and finished No. 5 in the final national rankings. Herb Jones was named SEC Player of the Year and earned All-America honors, while Oats was voted the SEC Coach of the Year. The 2021-22 squad once again advanced to the NCAA Tournament.  In 2018, the Tide men’s basketball team received an NCAA Tournament bid for the first time since 2012 and earned its first NCAA win since 2006.

In addition to working with several of Alabama’s successful athletics teams, Purinton was the department oversight to one of the top Learfield/IMG College groups in the nation in Crimson Tide Sports Marketing. CTSM was selected as the 2017 Learfield Property of the Year after setting record-highs in revenue generation. Alabama has also ranked in the top two in royalties generated among the Collegiate Licensing Company’s partner institutions each of the last 11 years and was No. 1 in five of the last six seasons.

In 2021, Alabama football’s social media accounts each eclipsed the 1 million follower threshold, becoming the only college athletics team to reach this feat on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Combined, Alabama athletics social channels generated north of 1.1 billion impressions in 2020. With ties to social media and some of the other external units, Purinton is on the department’s committee responsible for Alabama’s plan for name, image and likeness and assisted with the creation of The Advantage, a comprehensive program that provides Tide student-athletes with the education and tools necessary to build and elevate their personal brands.

Purinton was hired at Alabama in the summer of 2007 as the Associate Athletics Director for Football Communications, handling all external areas of the program for Coach Nick Saban. He has coordinated each of the 12 ESPN College GameDay visits to Tuscaloosa as Alabama has hosted the show more than any other school during that time frame. In addition to building and maintaining relationships with national media and the marketing/promotion of Crimson Tide football, Purinton helped strategize and implement plans for the Crimson Caravan (spring booster tour). He was promoted to oversee all external areas within the department as well as the Crimson Tide Celebrity Golf Tournament beginning in June of 2015.

“My family and I want to thank everyone at the University of Alabama for an amazing 15 years working with the Crimson Tide,” Purinton said.  “We’ve developed lifelong friends and relationships during our time at UA, and we are so appreciative of the opportunity we had in Tuscaloosa. Greg Byrne and Coach Saban have been so supportive, especially during this process, and I want to thank them specifically.”

In 2006, Purinton was hired by the Orange Bowl Committee (OBC) as the Director of Media Relations and Communications. That year, the OBC eclipsed attendance and revenue goals for the Basketball Classic, Fan Fest, Pregame Tailgate Party and Fed Ex Orange Bowl (Louisville versus Wake Forest). Purinton also produced a weekly Orange Bowl radio show and a television program that featured the bowl-sponsored youth football initiative. He led planning for the 2009 BCS National Championship Game which included a $1.4 million media budget.

Prior to the Orange Bowl and Alabama, Purinton spent more than a decade at Florida State University working in various roles in the athletics department. He began as a student assistant in sports information during his undergraduate years, and followed up as a graduate assistant in 1998. He was promoted to a full-time role as assistant SID in 1999, where he worked directly with two of the winningest coaches in college history in Head Football Coach Bobby Bowden and Head Baseball Coach Mike Martin. In addition to the baseball and football SID duties, Purinton was the travel advance coordinator for the football program from 1999-2006.

In total, Purinton worked with 12 bowl teams at FSU including the 2000 Sugar Bowl where FSU defeated Virginia Tech to win the 1999 national title. He made two trips to the College World Series as the SID for the Seminole baseball program (1999 and 2000). In the 1999 season with FSU baseball, Marshall McDougall set the NCAA record with six home runs in a single game, and that team went on to finish runner-up at the national championship. From 2004-06, Purinton was the primary Sports Information Director for football.

Purinton has served on several College Football National Championship Game media coordination committees while working at Alabama and the Orange Bowl and was a member of the College Football 150th Anniversary Committee. He has successfully helped promote four Heisman Trophy winning campaigns (Chris Weinke at Florida State; Mark Ingram, Derrick Henry, DeVonta Smith at Alabama) along with a Campbell Trophy winner (Barrett Jones at Alabama).

Purinton is a member of the National Association of Collegiate Director of Athletics and the Football Writers Associate of America. He was a 2019 NEXT UP honoree by CollegeAD and was selected to attend the NACDA AD Mentoring Institute (2017 & 2019) and the Lead1 Institute (2018). From 2016-17, Purinton served as the athletics department coordinator for the University’s United Way campaign.

A native of Palatka, Fla., Purinton received his bachelor’s degree in sports management and master’s in athletics administration at Florida State University. He and his wife Julie have two daughters, Jillian and Josie.

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JONESBORO – Former Arkansas State running back and All-America return specialist Alan Lamar and tight end Ross Painter were named Wednesday to the 2022 National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame (NFF) Hampshire Honor Society.

The Hampshire Honor Society is comprised of college football players from all divisions of play who each maintained a cumulative 3.2 GPA or better throughout their college careers.  A total of 1,559 players from 313 schools qualified for membership in the Society’s 16th year.

A-State has now had 31 players receive the honor all-time, including multiple selections each of the last three years.  The Red Wolves had a school-record five student-athletes earn the recognition in 2015.

A graduate transfer from Yale, Lamar’s lone season with the Red Wolves in 2021 saw him collect First Team All-Sun Belt Conference honors and earn All-America recognition as a return specialist from Pro Football Focus (PFF), Pro Football Network (PFN), Phil Steele and Sports Info Solutions (SIS).  He earned his bachelor’s degree in business from Yale and is currently pursuing his master’s in sport administration from Arkansas State University.

Painter spent the last four seasons as a member of the A-State football team, posting his first career touchdown in 2021. An A-State Athletics Director’s Honor Roll member, he earned his bachelor’s degree in sport management from Arkansas State University in December of 2020 and is currently pursuing his master’s in sport administration.

The NFF Hampshire Honor Society capitalizes on the NFF’s National Scholar-Athlete program by greatly expanding the number of scholar-athletes the NFF can recognize each year.  The program further strengthens the organization’s leadership role in encouraging academic performance by the student-athletes at the 771 college and universities with football programs nationwide.  The initiative has now honored 14,640 student-athletes since its inception.

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STATESBORO, Ga. – For the second consecutive game, the Arkansas State women’s basketball team faced a double-digit second-half deficit on the road on Thursday at Georgia Southern.

However, A-State (7-7, 0-1 SBC) could not make it two straight come-from-behind road triumphs, falling 84-75 to the Eagles (10-3, 1-0) at Hanner Fieldhouse. The Red Wolves trailed by as much as 13 early in the fourth quarter and clawed back to cut it to one with under 2 minutes remaining, but strong free-throw shooting late allowed the Eagles to hold on for the win to open Sun Belt Conference play.

Lauryn Pendleton led a trio of double-digit scorers for A-State with 16 points off the bench to go along with 6 rebounds. Trinitee Jackson dropped 10 points and 6 boards while Keya Patton also chipped in 10 points. Morgan Wallace was the game’s top rebounder, grabbing 10 off the glass.

A-State shot 39.7 percent from the field on 25 of 63 shooting and connected on 19 of 26 from the free-throw line (73.1 percent). Every player who saw time for the Red Wolves scored in the contest.

Georgia Southern’s Mya Burns led all players with 23 points, while Ja’nya Love Hill added 13. Simone James and Thaniya Marks tallied 10 points apiece. James and Tsubasa Nisbet led the Eagles with 7 rebounds apiece as Georgia Southern out-rebounded A-State 45-39. The Eagles shot 43.1 percent (28 of 65) from the floor and 74.2 percent (23 of 31) from the charity stripe, including 10 of 12 in the fourth quarter.

The Eagles scored five of the game’s first seven points before A-State’s lone lead in the outing came midway through the quarter on a jumper by Kiayra Ellis. A 7-0 run put the Eagles ahead 14-8 before a Patton trey made it 18-15 late in the period. Georgia Southern led 21-15 after the first 10 minutes.

A Jackson layup knotted it up at 23-all to cap off an 8-2 run to open the second quarter, but the Eagles hit key shots down the stretch to own a five-point lead at halftime. A-State outscored Georgia Southern 22-21 in the quarter.

Georgia Southern managed to create some distance in the third quarter, leading by as much as 12 on a three by Daeja Holmes at the 1:08 mark that made it 65-53. After a Jade Upshaw corner three cut it back down to single digits, Love-Hill netted a jumper in the paint to give her team a 67-56 advantage entering the final quarter.

A lay-in by Lydia Freeman early in the fourth gave Georgia Southern its largest lead of the day at 69-56 but then A-State picked up the pressure defensively and began to battle back. Pendleton helped lead that charge with six points of a 13-2 stretch that made it a two-point contest with 2:50 to play. After a pair of Burns free throws made it 73-69, Mailyn Wilkerson found Patton in the corner off the inbounds for the three to make it 73-72 with 1:54 remaining.

That would be as close as it would get, however, as Georgia Southern closed on an 11-3 run that included eight free throws to close out the contest.

A-State returns home to host Louisiana at 7 p.m. CT on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022, to open a four-game home stand. The Red Wolves were originally slated to ring in the new year at home against Georgia State on Saturday, but COVID-19 concerns within the GSU program caused the game in Jonesboro to be canceled.

Thursday’s game against the Ragin’ Cajuns will be broadcast on ESPN+, while the radio broadcast can be heard on the EAB Red Wolves Sports Network flagship station 95.3/96.9 The Ticket/970 AM.

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NEW ORLEANS – The Arkansas State men’s and women’s cross country teams have been predicted to win the 2021 Sun Belt Conference Cross Country Championships, as determined by a vote of the league’s head coaches. The Sun Belt on Wednesday released its 2021 Cross Country Preseason Coaches’ Polls.

The Arkansas State and App State men both earned 91 points, but the Red Wolves received four first-place votes. The Mountaineers and South Alabama garnered three first-place votes apiece.  App State has won two of the last four Sun Belt Men’s Cross Country Championships – most recently in 2019 – while South Alabama captured last season’s league title.

The Arkansas State women accumulated 139 points and seven first-place votes. App State picked up five first-place votes. Arkansas State has won the last two Sun Belt Women’s Cross Country Championships.

The 2021 Sun Belt Conference Championships are set for Friday, October 29, at Brookley by the Bay in Mobile, Ala., hosted by the University of South Alabama.

2021 Sun Belt Conference Men’s Cross Country Preseason Coaches Poll
T1. Arkansas State (4) – 91
T1. App State (3) – 91
3. South Alabama (3) – 88
4. UTA – 68
5. Texas State – 58
6. Little Rock – 43
7. Louisiana – 41
8. Coastal Carolina – 29
9. Troy – 25
10. ULM – 16

2021 Sun Belt Conference Women’s Cross Country Preseason Coaches Poll 
1. Arkansas State (7) – 139
2. App State (5) – 136
3. South Alabama – 115
4. Troy – 98
5. UTA – 90
6. Texas State – 74
7. Coastal Carolina – 69
8. Little Rock – 56
9. Georgia Southern – 42
10. ULM – 41
11. Georgia State – 39
12. Louisiana – 37

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JONESBORO – With the Arkansas State football team’s first season under new head coach Butch Jones set to kickoff in just under a month, the Red Wolves reported for fall camp Thursday at the Centennial Bank Athletics Operations Center.

Jones and his staff will lead an A-State squad that features 60 returning lettermen and over 50 newcomers through its first of 15 fall-camp practices on Friday afternoon.  The Red Wolves will conduct a pair of scrimmages August 14 and 21, while also holding its annual Media Day Aug. 19, before classes at Arkansas State University begin on Aug. 24.

“Our players have worked exceptionally hard since the conclusion of spring football,” Jones said.  “Everyone in our organization is looking forward to the start of camp and continuing the process of improving each and every day.  We must display consistency every practice to make those improvements as we continue our preparations for the season.”

A-State, which was predicted to finish second in the Sun Belt Conference’s West Division according to the league’s preseason coaches poll, will kickoff its 2021 campaign on Sept. 4 with a home game against Central Arkansas.  Hosting Memphis a week later, the Red Wolves will begin their season with back-to-back games at Centennial Bank Stadium for the first time since 1987.

Jones, A-State’s 31st all-time head coach, takes over a program that posted a 4-7 record in 2020, but had previously posted nine consecutive bowl-game appearances and won five Sun Belt Conference championships between 2011-19.

Between Athlon Sports, Phil Steele’s, College Football News and Pro Football Focus, 13 different A-State players this season have received preseason All-Sun Belt Conference recognition.

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JONESBORO – Arkansas State quarterback Layne Hatcher, a 2020 All-Sun Belt Conference selection ranked among the top seven players in school history for both career passing touchdowns and yards, was named Monday to the 2021 Maxwell Award Watch List.

The Maxwell Award, sponsored by Mammoth Tech and The Athletes’ Corner, is presented annually to the outstanding player in college football.  Hatcher is one of 80 players from across the nation to earn a spot on the watch list for the prestigious award.

Hatcher becomes the fourth player in Arkansas State history to be named to the Maxwell Award Watch List, joining wide receiver Kirk Merritt (2019) and quarterbacks Justice Hansen (2018) and Fredi Knighten (2015).

The Little Rock, Ark., native enters the 2021 season with 5,065 career yards of total offense for the ninth most in school history, while his 46 passing touchdowns and 5,004 passing yards recorded over his first two seasons with the Red Wolves stand as the fifth (tied) and seventh most, respectively.

Last season, Hatcher was tabbed a two-time Manning Award Star of the Week while leading the nation in passing yards per completion (17.74).  He ranked seventh in the nation in pass efficiency (179.2) and 20th in passing touchdowns (19).

Hatcher has also been named a 2021 PFF Preseason Second Team All-Sun Belt selection, while finding a place on the Athlon Sports preseason all-conference squad as well.

The Maxwell Award is a member of the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA), which encompasses the most prestigious awards in college football.  Founded in 1997, the NCFAA and its 25 awards now boast over 800 recipients, dating to 1935.

Season tickets for the Red Wolves’ 2021 campaign are available for purchase through the A-State Ticket Office, located at First National Bank Arena’s lower red entrance, in person, by phone at 870-972-2781 or online at AStateRedWolves.com

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JONESBORO – Hosted by the Red Wolves Foundation, the ninth annual “Helmets and Heels” program featuring Arkansas State head football coach Butch Jones is scheduled for Thursday, July 29, at Centennial Bank Stadium.

The event will take place in the Johnny Allison Tower and begin at 5:00 p.m. with shopping and a social hour, while the actual program with members of the Red Wolves’ coaching staff will start at 7:00 p.m.  Local vendors will be on site displaying the latest A-State apparel, gifts and gear, and those in attendance will also have the opportunity to take part in a live auction.

The actual program will kickoff with introductions and remarks from Jones, but attendees will also get the opportunity to meet assistant coaches on Jones’ staff.

Individual admission is $60 when seats are reserved in advance or $75 on the day of the event, while vendor booths are available for $175.  Admission may be purchased online by visiting RedWolvesFoundation.com, choosing the “Donate Now” link and selecting the “Helmet and Heels” option.

Both admission and vendor booths may be purchased by contacting the Red Wolves Foundation at 870-972-2401.

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Saturday, Aug. 28
Lyon at Missouri Baptist

Thursday, Sept. 2
Henderson State at Southwestern Oklahoma
Oklahoma Baptist at Ouachita
Southeastern Oklahoma at Arkansas Tech
Southern Arkansas at Northwestern Oklahoma
Southern Nazarene at Arkansas-Monticello

Saturday, Sept. 4
Central Arkansas at Arkansas State
East Central at Harding
Hendrix at Austin
Lane at Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Lyon at OUAZ
Rice at Arkansas

Saturday, Sept. 11
Arkansas Tech at East Central
Arkansas-Monticello at Oklahoma Baptist
Central Arkansas at Missouri State
Harding at Southeastern Oklahoma
Memphis at Arkansas State
Northwestern Oklahoma at Henderson State
Ouachita at Southern Nazarene
Southwestern Oklahoma at Southern Arkansas
Texas at Arkansas
Wayland Baptist at Lyon

Saturday, Sept. 18
Arkansas State at Washington
Arkansas Tech at Ouachita
Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Central Arkansas
Georgia Southern at Arkansas
Harding at Southern Arkansas
Henderson State at Arkansas-Monticello
Hendrix at Howard Payne

Saturday, Sept. 25
Alcorn at Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Arkansas vs. Texas A&M (at Arlington, Texas)
Arkansas State at Tulsa
Arkansas-Monticello at Arkansas Tech
Lyon at Oklahoma Panhandle State
Ouachita at Harding
Sam Houston at Central Arkansas
Southern Arkansas at Henderson State

Saturday, Oct. 2
Arkansas at Georgia
Arkansas State at Georgia Southern
Arkansas Tech at Southern Nazarene
Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Prairie A&M
Central Arkansas at Abilene Christian
Centre at Hendrix
Harding at Oklahoma Baptist
Henderson State at Southeastern Oklahoma
Langston at Lyon
Northwestern Oklahoma at Ouachita
Southern Arkansas at East Central
Southwestern Oklahoma at Arkansas-Monticello

Thursday, Oct. 7
Coastal Carolina at Arkansas State

Saturday, Oct. 9
Arizona Christian at Lyon
Arkansas at Mississippi
Arkansas-Monticello at Northwestern Oklahoma
Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Alabama State
Birmingham-Southern at Hendrix
East Central at Henderson State
Oklahoma Baptist at Arkansas Tech
Ouachita at Southwestern Oklahoma
Southeastern Oklahoma at Southern Arkansas
Southern Nazarene at Harding

Saturday, Oct. 16
Arkansas Tech vs. Southern Arkansas (at El Dorado)
Auburn at Arkansas
Eastern Kentucky at Central Arkansas
Harding at Henderson State
Hendrix at Rhodes
Lyon at Texas College
Ouachita at Arkansas-Monticello
Southern at Arkansas-Pine Bluff

Thursday, Oct. 21
Louisiana at Arkansas State

Saturday, Oct. 23
Arkansas-Monticello at Harding
Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Arkansas
Berry at Hendrix
Central Arkansas at Lamar
Henderson State at Arkansas Tech
Lyon at SAGU
Southern Arkansas at Ouachita

Saturday, Oct. 30
Arkansas State at South Alabama
Arkansas Tech at Southwestern Oklahoma
Arkansas-Monticello at Southeastern Oklahoma
Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Texas Southern
Central Arkansas at Jacksonville State
Harding at Northwestern Oklahoma.
Hendrix at Trinity
Southern Arkansas at Oklahoma Baptist
Ouachita at East Central
Southern Nazarene at Henderson State

Saturday, Nov. 6
Appalachian State at Arkansas State
East Central at Arkansas-Monticello
Grambling State at Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Henderson State at Oklahoma Baptist
Hendrix at Millsaps
Louisiana College at Lyon
Mississippi State at Arkansas
Northwestern Oklahoma at Arkansas Tech
Southeastern Oklahoma at Ouachita
Southern Nazarene at Southern Arkansas
Southwestern Oklahoma at Harding
Texas Wesleyan at Central Arkansas

Saturday, Nov. 13
Arkansas at LSU
Arkansas State at ULM
Arkansas-Monticello at Southern Arkansas
Florida A&M at Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Harding at Arkansas Tech
Henderson State at Ouachita
Hendrix at Sewanee
Stephen F. Austin at Central Arkansas
Texas Wesleyan at Lyon

Saturday, Nov. 20
Arkansas at Alabama
Arkansas State at Georgia State
Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Alabama A&M
Central Arkansas at Tarleton State

Friday, Nov. 26
Missouri at Arkansas

Saturday, Nov. 27
Texas State at Arkansas State

* Arkansas Baptist College schedule pending

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JONESBORO – The Arkansas State Athletics Department and East Arkansas Broadcasters (EAB) announced Wednesday that Phillip Butterfield, an Arkansas State University alumnus and four-year football letterman from 2010-13, has joined the EAB Red Wolves Sports Network’s football broadcast team as an analyst.

“We are excited about the addition of Phillip Butterfield, an outstanding Arkansas State University alumnus, letterman and ambassador, to our football game broadcasts,” said A-State Vice Chancellor for Intercollegiate Athletics Tom Bowen.  “Phillip is obviously very familiar with our program as a former player, has a great understanding of the game and will bring great enthusiasm to the analyst position on our broadcast team.”

Butterfield helped lead A-State to three consecutive Sun Belt Conference championships and three bowl games from 2011-13 as a quarterback for the Red Wolves.  The former team captain played under four different head coaches, including Steve Roberts, Hugh Freeze, Gus Malzahn and Bryan Harsin.

A former high school all-state selection from Lake Hamilton, Ark., Butterfield redshirted his true freshman season in 2009 and helped the Red Wolves amass 36 victories during his time with the program.

“It is an incredible opportunity to be a part of the first-class broadcast team covering our storied Arkansas State program,” Butterfield said.  “Our fan base stretches across the country, and I look forward to joining the group that brings the game to life for them.”

A member of the A-State Athletics Director’s Honor Roll and Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List during his time as a student-athlete, Butterfield earned his bachelor’s degree in finance and master’s degree in business administration from Arkansas State University in 2012 and 2014, respectively.

Butterfield was named Emerging Alumni of the Year by the Arkansas State University College of Business in 2016 and currently works with Stephens, Inc., in Little Rock as a financial consultant.  The Arkansas Business publication recognized him as one of their “20 In Their 20s” selections in 2018.

Butterfield will join play-by-play commentator Matt Stolz and sideline reporter Brad Bobo on the Red Wolves’ game broadcasts.  Stolz is entering his 17th season in his current role, while Bobo has worked with A-State broadcasts the last 18 years.

“I’m thrilled about having Phillip join us this fall,” Stolz said. “Our goal is to consistently have the best college football broadcast in the country, so there was a lot of thought and consideration that went into this decision.

“Our ideal candidate was a former player who has a high football IQ, strong speaking skills, an ability to communicate clearly with our fans, a willingness to dedicate himself to the job, and a deep passion for A-State football.  Phillip possesses every one of those qualities, and I truly believe he is the perfect fit for this job.  I can’t wait for him to join me and Brad on the first broadcast September 4.”

Butterfield joins the EAB Red Wolves Sports Network broadcast team following a five-year stretch from 2016-20 with Tim Allison, a 1978-81 A-State football letterman, serving as analyst.  Butterfield resides in Little Rock with his wife Brittany, who was a member of the A-State women’s basketball team from 2014-17.

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